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for-hogodness

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Take here for-hogednes, and add

Linked entries: -hogodness for-hogdness

scild-hreóþa

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Take here scild-rí da in Dict., in l. 5 after sendaþ insert flángeweorc, and add: -réda, -rí da Sceldréda, -hréða testudo, Txts. 100, 997

Linked entry: bord-hreóða

gár-leác

(n.)
Grammar
gár-leác, es; n. [gár a spear, leác a leek : from its tapering acute leaves]

GARLICallium

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Genim gárleáces þreó heáfdu take three heads of garlic, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 19. Gárleáces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8. Nim gárleáces gódne dǽl take a good deal of garlic, Lchdm. iii. 12, 15.

Linked entry: gaar-leece

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n: -leáfe, an; f.

Fiveleafcinquefoilpotemilla reptansquinquefŏlium

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Genim fífleáfan wyrtwalan take the root of fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 3; Lchdm. i. 86, 28. Genim fífleáfan ða wyrt take the herb fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 5; Lchdm. i. 88, 3, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20

a-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brecan, ic -brece, ðu -bricst, he -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To breakvanquishto take by stormto assaultdestroyfrangereeffringereexpugnare

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Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16

Linked entries: a-bræc a-brocen

ge-mǽnan

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Take here <b>ge-mǽnan;</b> in Dict. v. mǽnan to mean

BROC

(n.)
Grammar
BROC, es; m?

A BROCK, badgertaxo = tassusmeles

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A BROCK, badger; taxo = tassus [=tasso It: taisson Fr.], meles Broc taxo vel melus, Wrt. Voc. 78, 4: Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 10; Wrt. Voc. 22, 53.

Linked entry: brocc

bearm-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
bearm-cláþ, es; n.

A BARME-CLOTHa bosom-clothan apronsinui imposita mappula

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The Milleres Tale, 3237], a bosom-cloth, an apron; sinui imposita mappula Bearmcláþ mappula, Wrt. Voc. 26, 68

culmille

(n.)
Grammar
culmille, an ; f.

The lesser centaury erythræa centaurium, Lin

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The lesser centaury ; erythræa centaurium, Lin Genim ða lytlan culmillan take the small centaury, L. M. 1, 16 ; Lchdm. ii. 58, 20

crop-leác

(n.)
Grammar
crop-leác, es; n.

Garlic allium satīvum, Lin

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Garlic; allium satīvum, Lin Genim cropleác take garlic L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 14; 3, 68; Lchdm. ii. 356, 5

ge-læccan

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Z. 275, 12. without sense of violence. to take, take hold of, catch Þá árás hé and gelæhte hine be þám swuran, and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30,335. to take, catch fish, &amp;c.

centaurie

(n.)
Grammar
centaurie, an; f.

centaurycentaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin

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The herb centaury; centaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin Nim centaurian take centaury, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 26; 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 248, 13

ifig-leáf

(n.)
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ifig-leáf, es; n.
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An ivy leaf Nim ifigleáf ðe on eorþan wixþ take leaves of ivy that grows on the ground, L. M. 3, 31; Lchdm. ii. 326, 11

numol

(adj.)
Grammar
numol, adj.

Able to take or contain much

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Able to take or contain much Numol capax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 41. Numul, gripul capax, qui multum capit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 29

Linked entry: scearp-numol

fen-þæc

(n.)
Grammar
fen-þæc, es; n.
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Thatch consisting of reeds taken from a fen Mið ðǽm fenðacum palustria arundine (v. Bd. 1, 19: Consumptis domibus quae palustri harundine tegebantur) Txts. 181, 70

Linked entry: þæc

friþu

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Take here <b>freoþo</b> in Dict. and add Þú mé wǽre freoða fultumiend refugium meum es tu, Ps. Th. 70, 3

lof-sealm

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sealm, es; m.
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Lauds, psalms (cxlviii-cl taken together) used in the church service Þone lofsealm (laudes), þæt is, ' Laudate Dominum de celis, ' R. Ben. 36, 18: 38, 9

renc

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Add: rencu (-eo) Þá hé swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo (cf. in his onmédlan gealpettunga, 27, 40), Nap. 62, 17

sár-spell

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Add: a dolorous tale Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sárspell, swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becÝóm, ne náht oft siððan, Shrn. 49, 10

on-fægnian

(v.)

to shew gladness

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to shew gladness Ðære helle hund ongan onfægnian mid his steorte Cerberus shewed his gladness by wagging his tail Bt. 35, 6 ; Fox 168, 17 note